Toy pistol



Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

UNI-TED i STATES GEORGE R. CUDLIPP, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TOY PISTOL.

Application nled September To aZZ whom it coment:

Be it known that I, Gnoiien R. CUDmrr, a subject of Great Britain, residing ait Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a certain new and usefull Toy Pistol, of which the following is a specification.

invention relates to to pistols and consists of the novel features erein shown,` described and claimed.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation `of va toy pistol embodying the principles of my invention, the pistol being oaded ready to ire and the novements in firing being shown in dotted ines.

Fig. 2 is a top perspective of the 'bullet shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the bullet with the lane omitted. l

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 andv looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal cro section on the lines 5-5 of Figs. 1 and 4 and' looking downwardly.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the spring wire bullet retainer and triggers shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Broadly my toy pistol consists of a handle 1, a barre 2, a spring wire bullet retainer' and tri gers 3, a bullet 4, and an expansion spring ullet projector 5.

The handle 1 is a block of wood about half an inch thick and three inches long when seen edgewise as in Fig. 4 and about an inch wide when seen sidewise as in Fig. 1.

The barrel 2 is a straight solid wire about one-eighth by five or six inches and the wire is driven 'rmly into the handle 1 from its forward edge and near its u per end, and so that when the barrel is orizontal the handle is slightly inclined forwardly from the bottom, and the -handle is cut so that the upper and lower faces 6 and 7 of the handle are substantially parallel with the barrel 2.

The bullet retainer and triggers 3 are made of a single piece of spring wire about fourteen and the wire consists of the anchor rtion 8, the extension ortion 9 substantially in line with the portion 8, the bullet retainer portion 10 extending upwardly from the forward end of the portion 9, the tri ger portion 11 extending forwardly ami downwardly from the upper end of the portion 10, the return bend portion 12 at the forward end of the portion 11, the

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tri ger ortion 13 extendin from the other I,

en of t e portion 12 p el with the tion 11, the retainer portion 14 exten g f rom the portion 13 parallel with the ortion 10 the extension portion 15 exten 'ng from t e portion 14 parallel with the rtion 9,. the coil spring portion 16 exten g from the portion 15 around the portion 9, the secon trigger portion- 17 extending from. the portion 16, and the bearing ortion 18 extending from the portion 17. ilhe anchor portion 8 is handle 1 just below Ythe barrel 2 with the coil 16I against the front edge of the handle 1, and the retainer rtions 10 and 14 normally press upwar ly against the barrel. The bearing ortion 18 presses against the front face o the handle 1 near its lower end and is held vslidingly in place by a staple 19. f

he bullet'4 consists of a wooden ball 20 having a central opening 21 to receive the barrel 2 and havi a Hat side 22,'the plane 23 fitting the fiat si e and the staple 24 holding the plane to the ball. The plane 23 is cut to simulate a iiying machine.

The projecting spring 5 is a straight coil fitting loosely upon the arrel 2 and the rear end of the sprin is secured through the sprin 16 to hol the spri 5 upon the barre with its forward endnree.

The bullet 4 is forced upon the barrel 2 from its forward end against the expanded spring 5 until the bullet engages the portions 11 and 13, and continued backward movement of the I"bullet presses the retainers -10 and 14 downwardly until the bullet passes the retainers and then the retainers sprin upwardly in front of the bullet and hol the bullet against the tension of the spring 5. and readto re.

The pisto is with the index nger upon the trigger portions 11 and 13 and the other fingers around the handle and the second triglger 17. Pressure upon either trigger wi release the .uet 4:and lthe spring 5 will project the u et The plane 23 may omitted and the ball 20'left round if desired,'and the second trigger 17 may be omitted.

e toy pistol thus constructed is amus-4 ing and instructive to children, is inexpensive, uses no dangerous and expensive explo' lsive and is harmless.

Various changes may be made without degripped in the ordinary way firmly seated in the parting from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim.: p

1. A toypistol comprising a block of wood forming a handle; a wire driven into the handle and forming a. barrel; a wooden ball havin a central opening to receive the barrel an forming a bullet; and a bullet retainer and trigger formed of a si le piece of spring wire consistin of an anc or portion seated in the hand e below the'barrel, an extension portion in line with the anchor portion, a first bullet retainer portion extending upwardly from the forward end of the extenslon portion, a first trigger portion a extending forwardly and downwardly from the upper end of the first retainer portion, a return 'bend-portion atthe forward end of the first trig r portion, a second tri ger portion exten ing from the other end o the return bend portion and parallel with the first trigger portion, a second retainer portion extending from the second trigger p0rtion parallel with the first retainer, a second extension portion extending from the second retainer portion parallel with the first extension portion, a coil' spring poion extend'- ing from the second extension portion around the first extension portion, and means connecting the coil spring portion to the handle, the coil spring tting against the handle and the retainer portions normally pressing upwardly against the barrel;

2. A toy pistol comprising a block of wood forming a handle; a wire driven into the handlevand forming a barrel; a wooden ball having a central opening to receive the barrel and forming a bullet; and a bullet retainer and trigger formed of a single piece of spring wire consistin of an anchor portion seated in the hand e below the barrel, a first extension portion in line with the anchor portion, a rst bullet retainer portion rvextending upwardly from the forward end` of the extension portion, a first trigger portion extending forwardly and downwardly from the upper end of the rst retainer portion, a return bend portion at the forward end of the first trig er portion, a second trigger portion extening from the other end of ,the return bend portion and parallel with the first trigger portion, a second retainer portion extendin fromkthe second trigger portion parallel with the first retainer, a second extension portion extending from the second retainer portion arallel with the first extension portion, a coi spring portion extending from the second extension portion around the first extension portion, a portion for a second trigger extending from the coil spring portion, and a bearing portion extendin from the second trigger; the coil spring tting against the handle, the

vretainer .portions normally pressing upwardly against the handle, and the bearing portion fitting-slidingly against the lower f end of the handle; and a staple inserted into the barrel and holding the bearing portion in place.

ification. EORGE R. CUDLIPP.

name to this s In testimony whereof I have signed my; 

